©1995 By Sub-Commandante Bob
To the tune of El Paso
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The southeastern Mexican State of Chiapas has been Indian country for thousands of years After nearly five centuries of brutal oppression the people rise up and true leaders appear 2.
Swifter than lightning the shock wave spread northward alarming the centers of corporate wealth Protecting profits, controlling the people would take precedence over hunger and health Bridge:
On the New Year the lightning did strike igniting a spiritual fi----------------re With greatness of heart and from humble beginnings word of uprising comes over the wire
The inve--------sto--rs of New York and Zurich, of Tokyo and London Frankfurt, Chicago, and all of the rest In their delusions, Indian lives mean so little as the great lords of NAFTA are put to the test 3.
They awakened a Spirit, Emiliano Zapata and the great love of justice within people's hearts To end this all quickly, send tanks and helicopters and have it all finished as fast as it starts Bridge:
But, their armies can't kill this Spirit by force though it seems sure they must try------------------ Drunken with power and blinded by ego they think truth and justice is something they buy
But the Pe-----so---s that measure their manhood are floating and falling as they feel the wrath of their own paper gods Hell is on Earth for some investment bankers counting their losses and hiring death squads 4.
Straining and striving to keep it together they swear out death warrants and lash out in fear Isolated in towers where they can not see it true Earth has no borders, Revolution is here Bridge:
Now we see this flame spreading out on the map soon it burns out of contro---------------l You make a grave error to misjudge the people we'll not serve your empire, we won't sell our soul
For we are a------------ll sub-commandantes and you can not stop us cut down our leaders and more will arrise For you are opposing a truth that's not written on worthless paper, it's real and not lies 5.
You cannot contain it in the mountains and forests from sea shore to desert, you'll find it has spread As you would have us all labor in silence we would all have homes and gardens instead Bridge:
So, stand up compañeros be true to your hearts our children's children depe--------------------nd On what we do here, the standards we live by the life of Earth Mother is not ours to spend
And we ha----------ve our Elders to teach us and Spirit to guide us we pray that the rich men will wake from their dreams To see we all have life, but none of us own it and freedom means we are not part of their schemes 6.
I wish to thank my good friends in Chiapas and though we have not met, I send you my best I'll do what I can do, so more people hear you when you're killed and you're tortured can good people rest?